UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank

done Population of India Total Questions - 30

• question_answer1)
  Arrange the decadal growth of population (2001-2011) of the following states and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Arunachal Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Meghalaya

  4. Jammu & Kashmir

  Code:
  A)
   Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir done clear
  B)
   Meghalaya, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. done clear
  C)
   Bihar, Meghalaya, Jammu & Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh done clear
  D)
   Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer2)
    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  List I (State)	List II (Population in 2011)
  Bihar	1. 72 million
  Maharashtra	2. 91 million
  Tamil Nadu	3. 104 million
  West Bengal	4. 112 million

  Code:
  A)
              a-3      b-4      c-2       d-1 done clear
  B)
              a-3      b-4      c-1      d-2 done clear
  C)
              a-4      b-3      c-1       d-2 done clear
  D)
              a-4      b-3       c-2       d-1 done clear
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• question_answer3)
    The highest decadal growth of population in India was recorded in the decade:
  A)
   1951-61                      done clear
  B)
   1961-71 done clear
  C)
   1971-81                  done clear
  D)
   1981-91 done clear
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• question_answer4)
    The decadal growth of population in India between 2001 and 2011 was:
  A)
   15.7                            done clear
  B)
   16.7% done clear
  C)
   17.7%      done clear
  D)
   18.7% done clear
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• question_answer5)
    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. According to the Census of India 2011 the percentage of scheduled tribes in to the total population is 16.7 per cent:

  2. According to the Census of India 2011 the percentage of scheduled tribes population is 8.6 per cent.

  A)
   Only 1 is correct          done clear
  B)
   Only 2 is correct done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 are correct done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 is correct done clear
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• question_answer6)
    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A 'household' in census is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their meal from a common kitchen.

  2. Persons in a household may be related or unrelated or a mix of both.

  Code:
  A)
   Only 1 is correct          done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 are correct done clear
  C)
   Only 2 is correct        done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 is correct done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The average size of households in India according to the Census of India 2011 is:
  A)
   4.4                              done clear
  B)
   4.6 done clear
  C)
   4.8           done clear
  D)
   5.00 done clear
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• question_answer8)
    Which one of the following statements is not correct?
  A)
   The average size of households in India in the Census of 2011 was 4.8. done clear
  B)
   Smaller households are better for girl child done clear
  C)
   Uttar Pradesh has the largest size of households. done clear
  D)
   Kerala has the smallest size of households. done clear
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• question_answer9)
    Arrange the density of population of the following states in a descending order and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Bihar

  2. Kerala

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. West Bengal

  Code:
  A)
   Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh done clear
  B)
  Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala done clear
  C)
   West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal done clear
  D)
   West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala done clear
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• question_answer10)
    The highest agricultural density of population in India (2011) was in the state of:
  A)
   Bihar                          done clear
  B)
   Haryana done clear
  C)
   Kerala             done clear
  D)
   West Bengal done clear
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• question_answer11)
    The lowest agricultural density in India according to the Census of 2011 was in the state of:
  A)
   Kamataka       done clear
  B)
   Madhya Pradesh done clear
  C)
   Maharashtra               done clear
  D)
   Rajasthan done clear
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• question_answer12)
    Which one of the following statements is not correct?
  A)
   Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 of moles in the population. done clear
  B)
   The number of females in age group 0-6 year per 1000 males in the same age group is the child sex ratio. done clear
  C)
   The sex ratio in 2011 census was the lowest in the state of Haryana done clear
  D)
   In India, the child sex ratio in 2011 was the lowest in Punjab done clear
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• question_answer13)
    Arrange the sex ratio (2011) of the following states of India in a descending order and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Chhattisgarh

  2. Kerala

  3. Odisha

  4. Tamil Nadu

  Code:
  A)
   Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Odisha done clear
  B)
   Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Chhattisgarh done clear
  C)
   Kerala, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu done clear
  D)
   Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Chhattisgarh done clear
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• question_answer14)
    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Effective literacy rate is defined as the percentage of literates to population aged 7 years and above.

  2. Crude literacy rate is defined as the percentage of literates to the total population of the country.

  3. Work participation is defined as the percentage of total main workers.

  4. Work participation rate is defined as the percentage of total workers (main and marginal) to total population.

  Code:
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 are correct     done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 4 are correct done clear
  C)
   1, 3 and 4 are correct     done clear
  D)
   2, 3 and 4 are correct done clear
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• question_answer15)
    Consider the following statements about the literacy rate of India and select the correct answer using the code given below;

  1. The crude literacy rate of India is 65 per cent.

  2. The effective literacy rate of India is about 73 per cent.

  3. The life span of Indian population is about 67 years.

  A)
   1, and 2 are correct      done clear
  B)
   1 and 3 are correct done clear
  C)
   2 and 3 are correct        done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 are correct done clear
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• question_answer16)
    Arrange the scheduled caste population of the following states of India in a descending order and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Himachal Pradesh

  2. Punjab

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. West Bengal

  Code:
  A)
   Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal done clear
  B)
   Uttar Pradesh. Punjab, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh done clear
  C)
   Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh done clear
  D)
   Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer17)
    Arrange the scheduled tribe population of the following states of India in a descending order and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Meghalaya

  2. Mizoram

  3. Nagaland

  4. Arunachal Pradesh

  Code:
  A)
   Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh done clear
  B)
   Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh done clear
  C)
   Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya done clear
  D)
   Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer18)
    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Literacy and education are the vehicle of socio-economic transformation.

  2. Education is an important indicator of human development.

  3. Long term investment in education is not an expense.

  4. According to the last Global Monitoring Report (UNESCO) India has the largest illiterate population in the world

  Code:
  A)
   1, 2 and 3 are correct     done clear
  B)
   1, 3 and 4 are correct done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 4 are correct     done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct. done clear
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• question_answer19)
    Arrange the literacy rate of India according to the final Tables of Census of India 2011 in a descending order and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Kerala

  2. Lakshadweep

  3. Mizoram

  4. Tripura

  Code:
  A)
   Kerala, Mizoram, Lakshadweep and Tripura done clear
  B)
   Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Tripura done clear
  C)
   Lakshadweep, Kerala, Mizoram and Tripura done clear
  D)
   Lakshadweep, Kerala, Tripura and Mizoram done clear
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• question_answer20)
    The literacy rate is lowest in which of the following states:
  A)
   Himachal Pradesh      done clear
  B)
   Punjab done clear
  C)
   Uttarakhand                  done clear
  D)
   West Bengal done clear
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• question_answer21)
    The percentage of very senior citizens (above 80 years) in India according to the census of India 2011 is:
  A)
   0.3%                           done clear
  B)
   0.5% done clear
  C)
   0.7%           done clear
  D)
   0.9% done clear
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• question_answer22)
    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. The work participation rate in India is 42.8 per cent

  2. The rural work force participation rate is 45.2 per cent

  Code:
  A)
   Only 1 is correct          done clear
  B)
   Only 2 is correct done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 are correct   done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 is correct done clear
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• question_answer23)
    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Uttar Pradesh has more population than that of Indonesia

  2. Bangladesh has more population than that of Pakistan.

  Code:
  A)
   Only 1 is correct          done clear
  B)
   Only 2 is correct done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 are correct   done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 is correct done clear
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• question_answer24)
    Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. Life expectancy in India is lower than that of Bangladesh.

  2. Infant mortality rate in India is lower than that of Nepal.

  Code:
  A)
   Only 1 is correct          done clear
  B)
   Only 2 is correct done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 are correct   done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 is correct done clear
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• question_answer25)
    Consider the following statements and arrange the female literacy rates in a descending order:

  1. Bihar

  2. Jammu & Kashmir

  3. Jharkhand

  4. Rajasthan

  Code:
  A)
   Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand and Jammu & Kashmir done clear
  B)
   Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir done clear
  C)
   Bihar, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand done clear
  D)
   Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir Rajasthan and Jharkhand done clear
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• question_answer26)
    The incidence of poverty is highest in the state of:
  A)
   Bihar                                      done clear
  B)
   Chhattisgarh done clear
  C)
   Madhya Pradesh         done clear
  D)
   Odisha done clear
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• question_answer27)
    In India, the highest migration of population is from:
  A)
   Rural to urban            done clear
  B)
   Rural to rural done clear
  C)
   Urban to urban           done clear
  D)
   Urban to rural done clear
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• question_answer28)
    The percentage of scheduled tribes is lowest in which of the following states?
  A)
   Bihar                          done clear
  B)
   Kerala done clear
  C)
   Tamil Nadu                done clear
  D)
   Uttar Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer29)
    Which one of the following tribes is Tibeto-Mongolloid in origin?
  A)
   Garo        done clear
  B)
   Khasi done clear
  C)
   Jaintia            done clear
  D)
   Lushai done clear
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• question_answer30)
    Which one of the following is not a Negritoes by origin?
  A)
   Jarawa                       done clear
  B)
   Kurumbas done clear
  C)
   Kadars                        done clear
  D)
   Shompen done clear
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